What seems to be en vogue in Argentina is the newest position of manager. There is no doubt in my mind that the clubs that have been fed this line of horsecrap have been the ones that have not been successful.

Let's start with the national team. Carlos Bilardo was handed the keys as manager under Diego Maradona. Well, that has shown a great deal of production. Although there was a great deal of pomp and pageantry as two of the greatest names of Argentine football past were brought in to save the world from bad football. Well, eight months into the regime... nothing.

After Boca Juniors won the 2008 Apertura title, administration brought in Carlos Bianchi to take care of business. The club saw that there was no reason to buy any reinforcements and instead sold youngsters like Lucas Viatri and Jesús Dátolo. It is understandable that the economics weren't the best for Boca and Martín Palermo would return at a hundred percent; but there was no doubt the Xeneizes needed fresh blood. In a span of five months, Carlos Ischia lost everything they had earned in the previous tournament. Quickly did the Recopa and Apertura titles matter. Instead the ghost of River's Apertura result hanted them. In no way, shape, or form did they want to repeat River Plate's last-place finish. Boca finally became old and the team started to become a shell of themselves.

Now comes the latest victim of the manager craze. If there has been an underachieving side in Argentine football it has been San Lorenzo. After several eras of economic distress, big fans with deep pockets decided to intervene. Now that Marcelo Tinelli decided to back the club he so dearly loves with his big checkbook, San Lorenzo has seen very little success. Next Monday, former team idol Alberto Acosta will take the reigns as manager and try to steer this club in the right direction. Let's see how that works.